by 91海角社区 O鈥橪akes Culinary Center
08/02/2022
When was the last time you thought about giving your kids’ menu an upgrade? While the 12-and-under crowd may not be your primary focus, they often influence where the adults in their lives dine. According to the Techonomic Generational Report, let their children choose the restaurant when eating out.
Traditional items like chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and hamburgers aren’t as enticing to tiny tastebuds as they once were. Today’s kids are leaning into healthier, customizable and sophisticated options that support a more memorable dining experience.
The great news is a kids’ menu makeover doesn’t have to be hard. Here are a few tips to help you stand out by serving up foods that appeal to the younger crowd.
Healthier Options
According to Technomic research, kids are saying yes to broccolini, alternative proteins such as beans and starchy sweet potatoes more often with menu mentions for each category increasing by .
Even providing healthier versions of traditional comfort foods like pizza and macaroni and cheese helps drive business. strongly say that healthier kids’ meals would entice them to eat out more often. Working fresh produce and performance-enhancing foods like protein bowls into the mix are two other ways to give menus a healthy lift.
Specialty Dishes
The same research showing an increase in desire for healthy options indicates kids are also developing more sophisticated palates. Specialty dishes such as falafel, cheese ravioli, popcorn shrimp and grilled salmon have increased on kids’ menus by 4.4%.
Depending on your situation, this could be an opportunity to let your staff flex their culinary creativity by developing new dishes or you can simply reduce portions of a few adult offerings and give them kid-friendly flair. For many restaurants strapped